HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1975-05-28, Page 16to attend the meeting, spoke• of
his activities.
The two separate school
representatives on the Perth
County Board declined the
invitation to attend the meeting.
The Zurich Minor Athletic
Association was granted
permission to use the ball
diamond at St. Boniface School,
Zurich, on the recommendation of
Trustee Ted Geoffrey, Zurich.
The use of one bus will be given
to Rev. C.A.Pettit to transport
children to St. Mary's School,
Hesson, June 30 to July 5 for
religious education. Trustee
Arthur Haid, R.R.4, Listowel,
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Huron-Perth Separate School Boards
Prepares to change to. metric
The groundwork of the
preparations for the complete
changeover to the use of a
common metric units has been
laid in the 19 schools under the
Huron-Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board
the trustees were informed at a
board meeting held in St.
Patrick's School, Dublin, Monday
night.
Michael Dewan, principal of St.
Joseph's School, Stratford, and
spokesman for the metric
curriculum committee set up by
the board, outlined progress to
date. The ten members oft the
committee who attended thei
meeting for the presentation of
the report are: Primary - Mrs.
Terry Pearson, Our Lady of
Mount Carmel. School,
Dashwood; Sister Louise Lowry,
Principal, St. Boniface School,
Zurich and Mks. Joan Murray, St.
Columban School. Junior - Ennis
Murphy, Principal, St. pjatrick's
School , Kinkora; Mr. Dewan;
Mrs. Margaret Suplat, St.
Boniface School, Zurich; and
Joseph McDonald, St. Patrick's
; School, Kinkora.
' Intermediate - Adrian
Pontsioen, Principal, St. Joseph's
School, Clinton; Paul Zybura ,St.
Michael's School, Stratford; and
Miss Roberta Stemp, St. Mlary's
; School, Goderich.
1 John Vintar, Director of
Education, is on the committee
and M. J. Liebovitz, Curriculum
Service Officer, Pure and Applied
Science, Ministry of Education,
worked with them.
'
Mr. Liebovitz commended the
committee for the progress they
made which has put them in the
forefront in Midwestern Ontario
District for preparing their
schools for the changeover.
He said the Canadian
Government has set 1980 as the
target date for the completion of
Canada's metric conversion
program and the Ontario Ministry
of Education along with other
provincial departments of
education has set June 1978. or
sooner as the dateline. Hb
explained that we are presently
; predominantly Imperial
measurement.
, Mr. Dewan said the metric
' ; system will be introduced in all
grades ofthe 19 separate schools
by September 1.976 and in use
exclusively by June 1978.
' Mr. Dewan said awareness
; workshops for staff will be held
May 30 and starting in September
intensive in-service workshops
: and implementation in math-
) measurement area in primary and
I intermediate classes and as pilot
1 1 'projects in junior classes.
Kippen Trustee Michael
Connolly said, "Now I can see the
1 . need for professional
development days!"
Jack Lane, Business
Administrator, said the metric
kits for each school will cost about
$75 in the priary diVision and $100
in the intermediate division for a
total of about $2,850 in the 19
I schools:
Hie said the government is
proposing to pay a grant of 75
'cents per pupil to help with these
costs.
In other business the board was
:given a report by William Innes i
,;11 Stratford, attendance counsellor
ll ,for the board who said the
' number of referrals had
• decreased since be was hired in
11971. He gave the reason for this
because the students knew he
i would investigate any truancy.
Mr, Innes said he has on
ccasion been called in for
onstiltation by a family in trouble
0 help counsel a Student,
Charles Rau, Zurich, Separate
chool representative on the
uton County Board of
oration, who had been invited
`16—THE BRUSSELS POST,
said there would be about so
children and they would use two
classrooms and the gymnasium at
the school with the parish paying,
expenses of bus driver and
gasoline.